Heater
OwnerLeo Lambinventor
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Abstract
A heater comprising a sealed container (4) having an internal partially evacuated cavity provided with at least one internal heating means (14), the cavity containing a working fluid, such as water, that vaporizes upon introduction of heat to the cavity from the heating means.
Claims24
A heater comprising a sealed container (4) having an internal partially evacuated cavity provided with at least one internal heating means (14), the cavity containing a working fluid (16) that vaporizes upon introduction of heat to the cavity from the heating means.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the sealed container (4) includes two types of heating means to provide alternative sources of heat for heating the fluid (16) in the container.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the container (4) is made of a conductive material and is provided with means (18) for partial evacuation thereof.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the ratio of the volume of working fluid to the volume of the internal cavity is 1:20.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the internal cavity is provided with a partial vacuum of approximately 99898.5 Nm−2.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the base of the heater is provided with feet (6) for support.
A heater as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the inner sides of the internal cavity of the container are protected against corrosive influence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.